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May 17, 2013
Deni Dietz
Five Star Mysteries Denise (Deni) Dietz has been in the publishing business for over 20 years and has been reading fiction for longer than that. When she was in grade school she tried to hide her mom’s hardcover Gone With the Wind inside her Dick and Jane reader. She got caught, learned her lesson, and hid her(…)
May 17, 2013
Clay Ezell
International Creative Management (ICM) Clay Ezell started with ICM in 2006, where it became his great pleasure to work with dozens of authors placing their short stories, articles, and essays in newspapers and magazines across the country and abroad. He has since been at work developing his own roster of clients, which reflects his –(…)
May 17, 2013
Evan Gregory
Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency Evan Gregory is an Associate Agent at the Ethan Ellenberg Literary agency, and is currently seeking new clients. He attended Pratt Institute and cut his teeth at the Susan Golomb Literary Agency. Clients include: B.V. Larson, Vaughn Heppner, Travis Langley, Coscom Entertainment, Patty Blount, and Adam Connell. In addition to servicing his(…)
May 17, 2013
Jill Marr
Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency Jill Marr is an acquiring agent at the Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency. She graduated from San Diego State University with a B.A. in English with an emphasis in Creative Writing and a minor in History. She has a strong Internet and media background and nearly 15 years of publishing experience. She(…)
May 16, 2013
Judith Shepard
The Permanent Press Begun in 1978 by Martin and Judith Shepard, The Permanent Press committed itself to publishing works of social and literary merit and has, over the years, gained a reputation as one of the finest independent presses in America. Since its inception, individual authors and titles have gained over 50 literary honors, including(…)
May 16, 2013
Martin Shepard
The Permanent Press Begun in 1978 by Martin and Judith Shepard, The Permanent Press committed itself to publishing works of social and literary merit and has, over the years, gained a reputation as one of the finest independent presses in America. Since its inception, individual authors and titles have gained over 50 literary honors, including(…)
May 16, 2013
Brooks Sherman
Fine Print Literary Agency Brooks Sherman is on the lookout for adult fiction that runs the gamut from literary and upmarket to speculative (particularly urban/contemporary fantasy rooted in realistic settings, horror/dark fantasy, and magical realism), as well as historical fiction and crime fiction. On the children’s side, he is seeking middle grade novels of all genres(…)
April 2, 2013
2013 Special Guests
Mike Breedlove – TBI Special Agent Mike Bunch – Retired 30 year Paramedic/Firefighter Chester Campbell – Author Brad Crowther – Writer / Consultant Deni Dietz - Senior Editor, Five Star Mysteries Honora Finkelstein - Writer Gwen Florio – Journalist Phyllis Gobbell – Teacher / Writer Kourtney Heintz – Author Sara J Henry - Writer Bill Hopkins - Writer(…)
March 29, 2013
2013 Attendee List
2013 Attendees A Stacy Allen, Georgia – Author Stephen Arwood, Tennessee – Writer Terri Austin, Missouri – Writer B Chuck Barrett, Florida – Author Sandy Ward Bell, Tennessee – Writer Jennie Bentley / Jenna Bennett, Tennessee – Writer Connie Berry, Ohio – Teacher / Writer Damian Berry, Arizona – Writer / Educator Baron R. Birtcher,(…)
March 28, 2013
2013 Guest of Honor D.P. Lyle
D. P. Lyle, MD is the Macavity Award winning and Edgar, Agatha, Scribe, and USA Best Book Award nominated author of many non-fiction books as well as numerous works of fiction, including the SAMANTHA CODY and DUB WALKER thriller series and the ROYAL PAINS media tie-in novels. His essay on Jules Verne’s THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND(…)
Awards
February 1, 2013
Nominate A Book for Killer Nashville’s Silver Falchion Award
The Silver Falchion Award is bestowed upon the author of the best book published for the first time in the current or previous conference (see below for exact dates) year by a registered Killer Nashville attendee. The winner is determined by the votes of the other attendees, so if you plan to attend Killer Nashville,(…)
February 1, 2013
2012 Silver Falchion Award Nominees
AUTHOR’S NAME TITLE Elaine Abramson Thursday’s Child Allan Ansorge A Midnight Clear Claire Applewhite Candy Cadillac Frederick Arceneaux Mirrored Sandra Balzo Running on Empty Jefferson Bass The Inquisitor’s Key Phil Bowie Dagger and Other Tales Steve Bradshaw Bluff City Butcher Stephen Brayton Beta Warren Bull Heartland Phillip Cioffari Jesusville C Hope Clark Lowcountry Bribe, A(…)
January 18, 2013
2012 Award Winners
2012 CLAYMORE WINNERS Winner Jonathan Stone, “Again” 1st Runner Up V.R. Barkowski, “A Twist of Hate” 2nd Runner Up (Tie, listed in alphabetical order) Carol Baier, “Wicked Schemes” Mark Troy, “The Law of the Splintered Paddle” 2012 CLAYMORE TOP TEN FINALISTS (in alphabetical order by Author): Carol Baier, “Wicked Schemes” V.R. Barkowski, “A Twist Of Hate” Anna(…)
January 18, 2013
2011 Award Winners
2011 CLAYMORE WINNERS Winner Judith Dailey “Animal, Vegetable, Murder” 1st Runner Up Craig Faustus Buck, “Go Down Hard” 2nd Runner Up Joan Lipinsky Cochran, “The Yiddish Gangster’s Daughter” 2011 CLAYMORE TOP TEN FINALISTS (in alphabetical order by Author): Baron R. Birtcher, “Rain Dogs” Craig Faustus Buck, “Go Down Hard” Bryan Camp, “Where the Dead Remain”(…)
January 18, 2013
2010 Award Winners
2010 CLAYMORE WINNERS Winner Tom Wallace “Gnosis” 1st Runner Up Carolyn McSparren, “A Disciplined Death” 2nd Runner Up Korey Kaul, “Jury Rig” 2010 CLAYMORE TOP TEN FINALISTS (in alphabetical order by Author): Ronnie Casella, “The Watchers” Philip Cioffari, “Dark Road, Dead End” Korey Kaul, “Jury Rig” Alan Lewis, “The Blood in Snowflake Garden” Carolyn McSparren,(…)
January 18, 2013
2009 Award Winners
2009 CLAYMORE WINNER (Inaugural Year) Linda Black, “The Death of Noble Dancer” 2009 CLAYMORE TOP TEN FINALISTS (in alphabetical order by Author): Glen Allison, “Hunka Burnin’ Death” Linda Black, “The Death of Noble Dancer” David Booker, “The Painted Beast” Nancy Horgan, “The Murder Rules” David E. Knop, “Mining Sacred Ground” Joseph Newcum, “Cast Out of(…)
January 18, 2013
2008 Award Winners
2008 SILVER FALCHION WINNER (Inaugural Year) Don Bruns 2008 CRIME SCENE DETECTIVE AWARD WINNER Stephen Wherley 2008 SEMWA MAGNOLIA AWARD WINNER Margaret Maron
January 16, 2013
2007 Award Winners
2007 CRIME SCENE DETECTIVE AWARD WINNER (Inaugural Year) Stephen Wherley 2007 SEMWA MAGNOLIA AWARD WINNER Chris Roerdan
Attendees
March 29, 2013
2013 Attendee List
2013 Attendees A Stacy Allen, Georgia – Author Stephen Arwood, Tennessee – Writer Terri Austin, Missouri – Writer B Chuck Barrett, Florida – Author Sandy Ward Bell, Tennessee – Writer Jennie Bentley / Jenna Bennett, Tennessee – Writer Connie Berry, Ohio – Teacher / Writer Damian Berry, Arizona – Writer / Educator Baron R. Birtcher,(…)
December 19, 2012
2012 Attendee List
2012 Attendees A Stacy Allen, Georgia – Writer E.S. Abramson, Missouri – Author Shirley Amitrano, Tennessee Allan Ansorge, Wisconsin – Author Frederick Arceneaux, Alabama – Author B Milton Bagby, Tennessee – Writer Sandra Balzo, Florida – Author Linda Basinger, Oklahoma – Writer Dr. Bill Bass, Tennessee – Forensic Anthropologist Sandy Ward Bell, Tennessee – Writer(…)
Guests Of Honor
March 28, 2013
2013 Guest of Honor D.P. Lyle
D. P. Lyle, MD is the Macavity Award winning and Edgar, Agatha, Scribe, and USA Best Book Award nominated author of many non-fiction books as well as numerous works of fiction, including the SAMANTHA CODY and DUB WALKER thriller series and the ROYAL PAINS media tie-in novels. His essay on Jules Verne’s THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND(…)
January 30, 2013
2013 Guest of Honor Anne Perry
Anne Perry is the award-winning, bestselling author of two acclaimed series set in Victorian England: the William Monk novels, including A Sunless Sea, Dark Assassin and The Shifting Tide, and the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novels, including The Cater Street Hangman, Callander Square, Buckingham Palace Gardens and Long Spoon Lane. She is also the author of the(…)
January 9, 2013
2012 Guest of Honor Peter Straub
Peter Straub is the author of more than 17 novels, several poetry and short story collections, seven novellas, and a collection of nonfiction essays. Although he is most famous for his work in the horror genre, he has also received acclaim for his poems, literary novels, and thrillers. As one of the century’s most honored horror(…)
January 9, 2013
2012 Guest of Honor Heywood Gould
Bestselling Author and Screenwriter Heywood Gould got his start as reporter for the NY Post. Later he financed years of rejection with the usual colorful jobs – cabdriver, mortician’s assistant, bartender. Gould is the author of thirteen books and nine screenplays, including Fort Apache – the Bronx, Boys From Brazil, Cocktail, and Rolling Thunder. He has directed four features, One Good Cop,(…)
January 9, 2013
2012 Guest of Honor C.J. Box
C. J. Box is the New York Times bestselling author of fifteen novels including the Joe Pickett series. He won the Edgar Alan Poe Award for Best Novel (Blue Heaven, 2009) as well as the Anthony Award, Prix Calibre 38 (France), the Macavity Award, the Gumshoe Award, the Barry Award, and the 2010 Mountains & Plains Independent(…)
January 31, 2012
2011 Guest of Honor Donald Bain
Donald Bain is the author of more than 100 books, many of them bestsellers. He currently writes the USA Today bestselling series of 37+ original novels based upon the television series, Murder, She Wrote. They’re published by Obsidian, a new imprint from Penguin (NAL/Dutton), and are written “in collaboration” with TV’s most famous mystery writer,(…)
January 30, 2012
2011 Guest of Honor Robert Dugoni
New York Times Bestselling Author Robert Dugoni was born in Pocatello, Idaho and raised in Burlingame, California. Growing up the middle child in a family of ten siblings, Robert jokes that he didn’t get much of a chance to talk, so he wrote. By the seventh grade he knew he wanted to be a writer.(…)
January 31, 2010
2010 Guest of Honor Jeffery Deaver
Jeffery Deaver is a former journalist, folksinger and attorney, Jeffery Deaver is an international number-one bestselling author. His novels have appeared on bestseller lists around the world, including the New York Times, the Times of London, Italy’s Corriere della Sera, theSydney Morning Herald and the Los Angeles Times. His books are sold in 150 countries and have been translated into(…)
January 31, 2009
2009 Guest of Honor J.A. Jance
J.A. Jance was introduced to Frank Baum’s Wizard of Oz series in the second grade. She read the first one and was hooked and knew, from that moment on, that she wanted to be a writer. The first book Jance wrote, a slightly fictionalized version of a series of murders that happened in Tucson(…)
January 31, 2008
2008 Guest of Honor Dr. Bill Bass (Jefferson Bass)
Dr. Bill Bass is a world-renowned Forensic Anthropologist. He is the author or co-author of more than two hundred scientific publications, as well as a critically acclaimed memoir about his career, Death’s Acre. He is also a dedicated teacher, honored as National Professor of the Year by the Council for Advancement and Support of(…)
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Hotel Information
January 11, 2013
Getting Around At the Hutton Hotel
Directions To Conference (Meeting) Space From Hotel Lobby: Take the stairs located behind the horse statue in the lobby. At the top of the stairs take a left and cross the “Sky Bridge.” At the end of the “Sky Bridge” there is a set of elevators that you will need to take to the 6th(…)
What is Being Offered
April 2, 2013
2013 Special Guests
Mike Breedlove – TBI Special Agent Mike Bunch – Retired 30 year Paramedic/Firefighter Chester Campbell – Author Brad Crowther – Writer / Consultant Deni Dietz - Senior Editor, Five Star Mysteries Honora Finkelstein - Writer Gwen Florio – Journalist Phyllis Gobbell – Teacher / Writer Kourtney Heintz – Author Sara J Henry - Writer Bill Hopkins - Writer(…)
March 28, 2013
2013 Guest of Honor D.P. Lyle
D. P. Lyle, MD is the Macavity Award winning and Edgar, Agatha, Scribe, and USA Best Book Award nominated author of many non-fiction books as well as numerous works of fiction, including the SAMANTHA CODY and DUB WALKER thriller series and the ROYAL PAINS media tie-in novels. His essay on Jules Verne’s THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND(…)
March 18, 2013
2013 Book Signing Times
Friday, August 24, 2012 11:40 a.m. Friday, August 24, 2012 11:40 a.m. Friday, August 24, 2012 11:40 a.m. Friday, August 24, 2012 11:40 a.m. Friday, August 24, 2012 11:40 a.m. Friday, August 24, 2012 11:40 a.m. Friday, August 24, 2012 11:40 a.m. Friday, August 24, 2012 11:40 a.m. Friday, August 24, 2012 11:40 a.m. Friday,(…)
January 30, 2013
2013 Guest of Honor Anne Perry
Anne Perry is the award-winning, bestselling author of two acclaimed series set in Victorian England: the William Monk novels, including A Sunless Sea, Dark Assassin and The Shifting Tide, and the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novels, including The Cater Street Hangman, Callander Square, Buckingham Palace Gardens and Long Spoon Lane. She is also the author of the(…)
January 28, 2013
2012 Book Signing Times
(Alphabetical by Author) Elaine Abramson Sunday, August 26, 2012 11:10 a.m. Allan Ansorge Friday, August 24, 2012 11:40 a.m. Sunday, August 26, 2012 11:10 a.m. Claire Applewhite Saturday, August 25, 2012 9:35 a.m. Sunday, August 26, 2012 11:10 a.m. Fred Arceneaux Friday, August 24, 2012 3:10 p.m. Sandra Balzo Sunday, August 26, 2012 11:10 a.m.(…)
January 9, 2013
2012 Guest of Honor Peter Straub
Peter Straub is the author of more than 17 novels, several poetry and short story collections, seven novellas, and a collection of nonfiction essays. Although he is most famous for his work in the horror genre, he has also received acclaim for his poems, literary novels, and thrillers. As one of the century’s most honored horror(…)
January 9, 2013
2012 Guest of Honor Heywood Gould
Bestselling Author and Screenwriter Heywood Gould got his start as reporter for the NY Post. Later he financed years of rejection with the usual colorful jobs – cabdriver, mortician’s assistant, bartender. Gould is the author of thirteen books and nine screenplays, including Fort Apache – the Bronx, Boys From Brazil, Cocktail, and Rolling Thunder. He has directed four features, One Good Cop,(…)
January 9, 2013
2012 Guest of Honor C.J. Box
C. J. Box is the New York Times bestselling author of fifteen novels including the Joe Pickett series. He won the Edgar Alan Poe Award for Best Novel (Blue Heaven, 2009) as well as the Anthony Award, Prix Calibre 38 (France), the Macavity Award, the Gumshoe Award, the Barry Award, and the 2010 Mountains & Plains Independent(…)
January 31, 2012
2012 Special Guests
E.S. Abramson Allan Ansorge Frederick Arceneaux Terry Ashe, Wilson County Sheriff Sandra Balzo Dr. Bill Bass, Forensic Anthropologist Jefferson Bass Sandy Ward Bell Jennie Bentley / Jenna Bennett Lacey Blevins Phyllis Bourne Phil Bowie C J Box Stephen Brayton Mike Breedlove, TBI Special Agent Graham Brown Don Bruns Warren Bull Mike Bunch, Retired Paramedic Firefighter(…)
January 31, 2012
2011 Guest of Honor Donald Bain
Donald Bain is the author of more than 100 books, many of them bestsellers. He currently writes the USA Today bestselling series of 37+ original novels based upon the television series, Murder, She Wrote. They’re published by Obsidian, a new imprint from Penguin (NAL/Dutton), and are written “in collaboration” with TV’s most famous mystery writer,(…)
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Opportunities
April 3, 2013
2013 Prague Book Fair / Killer Nashville’s Authors Around The World
Registration deadline for Prague, CR April 4, 2012 Killer Nashville invites you to participate with us at foreign book expos around the world. Through an arrangement with the U.S. Department of Commerce, Killer Nashville authors can now be represented at foreign book expos around the world at a fraction of the individual price through Killer Nashville.(…)
April 3, 2013
Prague World Book Fair 2013 Registration
Sponsorship
February 5, 2013
Stacy Allen
STACY ALLEN holds an Advanced Open Water Diver certificate, with specialties in wreck diving and night diving. She has traveled to Italy many times. Her passion for adventure has taken her to six continents to explore over 50 countries. She has studied many languages, but is most comfortable with Italian and French, having studied both for(…)
February 5, 2013
Claire Applewhite
CLAIRE APPLEWHITE is a graduate of St. Louis University, where she earned an AB in Communications and an MBA, Finance, and completed the Mercantile Leadership Program for Women. A past participant in the Writers Institute at Washington University, she is a contributing writer for House of Style magazine and an online reporter for Patch.com. Published works(…)
February 5, 2013
Donald Bain
DONALD BAIN is the author of more than 100 books, many of them bestsellers. He currently writes the USA Today bestselling series of 37 original novels based upon the television series, Murder, She Wrote. They’re published by Obsidian, a new imprint from Penguin (NAL/Dutton), and are written “in collaboration” with TV’s most famous mystery writer, Jessica Fletcher of “Murder,(…)
February 5, 2013
Thomas (Tom) Collins
THOMAS (TOM) COLLINS is one of the pioneer entrepreneurs of the information technology industry. The London publication, Citytech, named him as one of the Top 100 Global Tech Leaders in the legal community and he received a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010 from the US publication, Law Technology News. Find out more athttp://www.markrollinsadventures.com.
February 5, 2013
Sean Cronin
SEAN CRONIN has worked as a marketing executive at a Fortune 500 insurance company, ad agencies and multi-national market research firms. He is a musician with four Indy albums and wrote the songs that appear in Sharp 9th. He holds a Masters degree from the University of Chicago. Read more about Sean and his Skinner Malloy Mystery(…)
February 5, 2013
Sylvia Dickey Smith
SYLVIA DICKEY SMITH is a novelist whose fiction has won the hearts of readers everywhere, especially in the South. She has published stories and essays in anthologies, and her Sidra Smart mystery series received terrific reviews. Her most recent release, A War of Her Own, is a historical novel set in southeast Texas during WWII. Read more(…)
February 5, 2013
Jen Estes
JEN ESTES is a former baseball sportswriter and the author of the Foul Ball Mystery Series starring rookie sportswriter Cat McDaniel. Read more about Jen, Cat and their deadly games of hardball at www.jenestes.com.
February 5, 2013
Honora Finkelstein & Susan Smily
HONORA FINKELSTEIN & SUSAN SMILY are winners of the “Love Is Murder” Readers’ Choice Award (the Lovey) for Best First Novel for The Chef Who Died Sautéing and were nominated for an Agatha Award for that same book. They have three published novels in their Ariel Quigley cozy mystery series, currently from El Amarna Publishing, as well as(…)
February 5, 2013
Lynda Fitzgerald
LYNDA FITZGERALD has been writing all her life. She studied creative writing at both Georgia Perimeter College, where she was the winner of a Creative Writing Scholarship, and at Emory University. Lynda’s debut novel, If Truth Be Told, was released by Five Star (Thompson-Gale) in June, 2007 and is set in Melbourne Beach, Florida. Find out more(…)
January 23, 2013
Grace Greene
GRACE GREENE writes novels of love and suspense – always with a strong heroine at the heart of the story. In her debut novel, Beach Rental (July 2011), a young woman marries a dying man for money and discovers a future worth living for – if she can overcome a threat from her past. Read more about Grace(…)
Author Sponsors
February 5, 2013
Stacy Allen
STACY ALLEN holds an Advanced Open Water Diver certificate, with specialties in wreck diving and night diving. She has traveled to Italy many times. Her passion for adventure has taken her to six continents to explore over 50 countries. She has studied many languages, but is most comfortable with Italian and French, having studied both for(…)
February 5, 2013
Claire Applewhite
CLAIRE APPLEWHITE is a graduate of St. Louis University, where she earned an AB in Communications and an MBA, Finance, and completed the Mercantile Leadership Program for Women. A past participant in the Writers Institute at Washington University, she is a contributing writer for House of Style magazine and an online reporter for Patch.com. Published works(…)
February 5, 2013
Donald Bain
DONALD BAIN is the author of more than 100 books, many of them bestsellers. He currently writes the USA Today bestselling series of 37 original novels based upon the television series, Murder, She Wrote. They’re published by Obsidian, a new imprint from Penguin (NAL/Dutton), and are written “in collaboration” with TV’s most famous mystery writer, Jessica Fletcher of “Murder,(…)
February 5, 2013
Thomas (Tom) Collins
THOMAS (TOM) COLLINS is one of the pioneer entrepreneurs of the information technology industry. The London publication, Citytech, named him as one of the Top 100 Global Tech Leaders in the legal community and he received a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010 from the US publication, Law Technology News. Find out more athttp://www.markrollinsadventures.com.
February 5, 2013
Sean Cronin
SEAN CRONIN has worked as a marketing executive at a Fortune 500 insurance company, ad agencies and multi-national market research firms. He is a musician with four Indy albums and wrote the songs that appear in Sharp 9th. He holds a Masters degree from the University of Chicago. Read more about Sean and his Skinner Malloy Mystery(…)
February 5, 2013
Sylvia Dickey Smith
SYLVIA DICKEY SMITH is a novelist whose fiction has won the hearts of readers everywhere, especially in the South. She has published stories and essays in anthologies, and her Sidra Smart mystery series received terrific reviews. Her most recent release, A War of Her Own, is a historical novel set in southeast Texas during WWII. Read more(…)
February 5, 2013
Jen Estes
JEN ESTES is a former baseball sportswriter and the author of the Foul Ball Mystery Series starring rookie sportswriter Cat McDaniel. Read more about Jen, Cat and their deadly games of hardball at www.jenestes.com.
February 5, 2013
Honora Finkelstein & Susan Smily
HONORA FINKELSTEIN & SUSAN SMILY are winners of the “Love Is Murder” Readers’ Choice Award (the Lovey) for Best First Novel for The Chef Who Died Sautéing and were nominated for an Agatha Award for that same book. They have three published novels in their Ariel Quigley cozy mystery series, currently from El Amarna Publishing, as well as(…)
February 5, 2013
Lynda Fitzgerald
LYNDA FITZGERALD has been writing all her life. She studied creative writing at both Georgia Perimeter College, where she was the winner of a Creative Writing Scholarship, and at Emory University. Lynda’s debut novel, If Truth Be Told, was released by Five Star (Thompson-Gale) in June, 2007 and is set in Melbourne Beach, Florida. Find out more(…)
January 23, 2013
Grace Greene
GRACE GREENE writes novels of love and suspense – always with a strong heroine at the heart of the story. In her debut novel, Beach Rental (July 2011), a young woman marries a dying man for money and discovers a future worth living for – if she can overcome a threat from her past. Read more about Grace(…)
Killer Nashville Sponsors
January 22, 2013
Nancy Naigle
NANCY NAIGLE writes love stories from the crossroad of small town and suspense. In her novel, Out Of Focus, a mother gets snagged in a web of friendship and betrayal while desperately searching for her missing son. Find out more at: www.NancyNaigle.com.
Success Stories
January 28, 2013
Terry Shames
“I got a two-book contract for my Texas mystery series. BOTH of them were finalists for the Claymore Award. The first, MURDER AT JARRETT CREEK (now A Killing At Cotton Hill), was a finalist two years ago. Shortly after the announcement I got an agent I really wanted. Two weeks ago, right after the announcement(…)
January 28, 2013
Jayne Ormerod
“There are two classes of writers, those who write until their fingers are calloused, and those who write until their fingers are calloused and get paid for their efforts. Thanks to the Claymore Award contest, I have advanced to the second class, and all I can say is WOW, what a feeling!” Jayne Ormerod, author(…)
January 28, 2013
Dietrich Stogner
“As an aspiring novelist, I can easily say that attending Killer Nashville was a fundamental turning point in my career. I learned how to pitch my novel, how to polish my manuscript, and met my agent in a pitch session. An invaluable tool for any writer, Killer Nashville should not be missed.” Dietrich Stogner, author(…)
January 28, 2013
Margaret Fenton
“I met an editor from Oceanview Publishing at Killer Nashville, and was able to pitch to her. She asked to see the whole manuscript, and two months later I had a contract. Killer Nashville got me published a lot faster and easier than if I’d gone about it another way. Killer Nashville is devoted to(…)
January 28, 2013
Jonathan Stone
“An update for you on AGAIN. (For the moment called IN THE BARN as a book – and WRONG MOVE for film) My agent Jill (whom I met through Killer Nashville and winning the Claymore Award) and her rights co-agent Andrea sent it to their Hollywood co-agent, who loved it, and next thing I know, he has five(…)
January 28, 2013
Michael Guillebeau
“Killer Nashville was the source of the sale of my first book, Josh Whoever, to Five Star Mysteries. The day before I was to pitch, I met Five Star’s Senior Editor, Deni Dietz, and showed her that I had her book Beat Up A Cookie (great funny mystery centered around the TV show M*A*S*H). The(…)
January 28, 2013
D. Alan Lewis
“I had sent out a number of queries to publishers, months before the 2010 event. After becoming a Top Ten finalist in the Claymore Award, I updated the queries and resent them. Suddenly, I had several of these same publishers asking for manuscripts and two publishers offering me contracts within two months of the event. I feel(…)
January 28, 2013
Joan Lipinsky Cochran
“Above and beyond the boost of confidence the Claymore finalist award gave me, it opened the doors for many more agents to view The Yiddish Gangster’s Daughter, my crime novel. Although it’s only been six months, I’ve received requests from six New York and California-based agents for the entire manuscript and requests to send it to three others if(…)
January 28, 2013
Jessica Ferguson
“When I took my novel apart, did away with backstory and the first two chapters, gave the dialogue punch, picked up the pace, deep down I wondered if I’d just destroyed my story. Positive validation came in the email announcing that A Bad Guy Forever was a 2011 Top Ten Claymore finalist. Yes! I can(…)
January 28, 2013
Craig Faustus Buck
“In these days of publishing uncertainty and metamorphosis (in the most Kafkaesque sense), there are few venues for yet-unpublished manuscripts to find recognition and praise. Thankfully, the Claymore Award lives among us to fill the void. My nomination was just the boost I needed to renew my faith in my work and my selection as first Runner Up(…)
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Book Signings
March 18, 2013
2013 Book Signing Times
Friday, August 24, 2012 11:40 a.m. Friday, August 24, 2012 11:40 a.m. Friday, August 24, 2012 11:40 a.m. Friday, August 24, 2012 11:40 a.m. Friday, August 24, 2012 11:40 a.m. Friday, August 24, 2012 11:40 a.m. Friday, August 24, 2012 11:40 a.m. Friday, August 24, 2012 11:40 a.m. Friday, August 24, 2012 11:40 a.m. Friday,(…)
January 28, 2013
2012 Book Signing Times
(Alphabetical by Author) Elaine Abramson Sunday, August 26, 2012 11:10 a.m. Allan Ansorge Friday, August 24, 2012 11:40 a.m. Sunday, August 26, 2012 11:10 a.m. Claire Applewhite Saturday, August 25, 2012 9:35 a.m. Sunday, August 26, 2012 11:10 a.m. Fred Arceneaux Friday, August 24, 2012 3:10 p.m. Sandra Balzo Sunday, August 26, 2012 11:10 a.m.(…)
Special Guests
April 2, 2013
2013 Special Guests
Mike Breedlove – TBI Special Agent Mike Bunch – Retired 30 year Paramedic/Firefighter Chester Campbell – Author Brad Crowther – Writer / Consultant Deni Dietz - Senior Editor, Five Star Mysteries Honora Finkelstein - Writer Gwen Florio – Journalist Phyllis Gobbell – Teacher / Writer Kourtney Heintz – Author Sara J Henry - Writer Bill Hopkins - Writer(…)
January 31, 2012
2012 Special Guests
E.S. Abramson Allan Ansorge Frederick Arceneaux Terry Ashe, Wilson County Sheriff Sandra Balzo Dr. Bill Bass, Forensic Anthropologist Jefferson Bass Sandy Ward Bell Jennie Bentley / Jenna Bennett Lacey Blevins Phyllis Bourne Phil Bowie C J Box Stephen Brayton Mike Breedlove, TBI Special Agent Graham Brown Don Bruns Warren Bull Mike Bunch, Retired Paramedic Firefighter(…)
Conference FAQ
February 4, 2013
2013 Registration Fees & Extras
Registration Fees $160 - Early Bird Registration - available until Feb 16, 2013 $170 - Advanced Registration - available until May 1, 2013 $180 - 3 Day Full Registration $170 - 3 Day Full Registration MWA Discount ($10 Off Regular Price) $119 - 3 Day Full Student Discount Registration $119 - 3 Day Full Teacher/Educator Discount Registration $119 - 3 Day Full Senior Citizen(…)
Previous Award Winners
January 18, 2013
2012 Award Winners
2012 CLAYMORE WINNERS Winner Jonathan Stone, “Again” 1st Runner Up V.R. Barkowski, “A Twist of Hate” 2nd Runner Up (Tie, listed in alphabetical order) Carol Baier, “Wicked Schemes” Mark Troy, “The Law of the Splintered Paddle” 2012 CLAYMORE TOP TEN FINALISTS (in alphabetical order by Author): Carol Baier, “Wicked Schemes” V.R. Barkowski, “A Twist Of Hate” Anna(…)
January 18, 2013
2011 Award Winners
2011 CLAYMORE WINNERS Winner Judith Dailey “Animal, Vegetable, Murder” 1st Runner Up Craig Faustus Buck, “Go Down Hard” 2nd Runner Up Joan Lipinsky Cochran, “The Yiddish Gangster’s Daughter” 2011 CLAYMORE TOP TEN FINALISTS (in alphabetical order by Author): Baron R. Birtcher, “Rain Dogs” Craig Faustus Buck, “Go Down Hard” Bryan Camp, “Where the Dead Remain”(…)
January 18, 2013
2010 Award Winners
2010 CLAYMORE WINNERS Winner Tom Wallace “Gnosis” 1st Runner Up Carolyn McSparren, “A Disciplined Death” 2nd Runner Up Korey Kaul, “Jury Rig” 2010 CLAYMORE TOP TEN FINALISTS (in alphabetical order by Author): Ronnie Casella, “The Watchers” Philip Cioffari, “Dark Road, Dead End” Korey Kaul, “Jury Rig” Alan Lewis, “The Blood in Snowflake Garden” Carolyn McSparren,(…)
January 18, 2013
2009 Award Winners
2009 CLAYMORE WINNER (Inaugural Year) Linda Black, “The Death of Noble Dancer” 2009 CLAYMORE TOP TEN FINALISTS (in alphabetical order by Author): Glen Allison, “Hunka Burnin’ Death” Linda Black, “The Death of Noble Dancer” David Booker, “The Painted Beast” Nancy Horgan, “The Murder Rules” David E. Knop, “Mining Sacred Ground” Joseph Newcum, “Cast Out of(…)
January 18, 2013
2008 Award Winners
2008 SILVER FALCHION WINNER (Inaugural Year) Don Bruns 2008 CRIME SCENE DETECTIVE AWARD WINNER Stephen Wherley 2008 SEMWA MAGNOLIA AWARD WINNER Margaret Maron
January 16, 2013
2007 Award Winners
2007 CRIME SCENE DETECTIVE AWARD WINNER (Inaugural Year) Stephen Wherley 2007 SEMWA MAGNOLIA AWARD WINNER Chris Roerdan
Silver Falchion Award
February 1, 2013
Nominate A Book for Killer Nashville’s Silver Falchion Award
The Silver Falchion Award is bestowed upon the author of the best book published for the first time in the current or previous conference (see below for exact dates) year by a registered Killer Nashville attendee. The winner is determined by the votes of the other attendees, so if you plan to attend Killer Nashville,(…)
February 1, 2013
2012 Silver Falchion Award Nominees
AUTHOR’S NAME TITLE Elaine Abramson Thursday’s Child Allan Ansorge A Midnight Clear Claire Applewhite Candy Cadillac Frederick Arceneaux Mirrored Sandra Balzo Running on Empty Jefferson Bass The Inquisitor’s Key Phil Bowie Dagger and Other Tales Steve Bradshaw Bluff City Butcher Stephen Brayton Beta Warren Bull Heartland Phillip Cioffari Jesusville C Hope Clark Lowcountry Bribe, A(…)
Bookstore
May 18, 2013
“Green Light For Murder” by Heywood Gould / Saturday, May 18, 2013 / Reviewed by Clay Stafford
Today’s featured book is Green Light For Murder by Heywood Gould I’ve heard it said that the only good producer is a dead producer. In “Green Light for Murder”, Heywood Gould takes that literally. This is a true insider’s look at the nuts of Hollywood and the City of Angels. Here’s a police procedural that will make(…)
May 17, 2013
“Dead Insider” by Victoria Houston / Friday, May 17, 2013 / Reviewed by Clay Stafford
Today’s featured book is Dead Insider by Victoria Houston There is so much to like about Victoria Houston’s new novel, “Dead Insider,” I almost don’t know where to begin. Plot-wise, it is what I might call a suspenseful cozy, or maybe a rural mystery, or a light mystery: It takes place in a remote area where the(…)
May 15, 2013
“Cassie Scot: ParaNormal Detective” by Christine Amsden / Wednesday, May 15, 2013 / Reviewed by Clay Stafford
Today’s featured book is Cassie Scot: ParaNormal Detective by Christine Amsden Nothing delights me more than a new discovery and what delights me even more is that I found it from an independent publisher here in my own backyard, Twilight Times Books in Kingsport, Tennessee? “Cassie Scot: ParaNormal Detective” by Christine Amsden is a promising debut of(…)
May 14, 2013
“Another Sun” by Timothy Williams / Tuesday, May 14, 2013 / Reviewed by Clay Stafford
Today’s featured book is Another Sun by Timothy Williams I love taking trips to places I’ve never been and I think this is the first novel I’ve read set in Guadeloupe. It is an underdog tale with a twist. “Another Son” by Timothy Williams is a gripping story of a judge who takes it upon herself to(…)
May 13, 2013
“The House of Special Purpose” by John Boyne / Monday, May 13, 2013 / Reviewed by Clay Stafford
Today’s featured book is The House of Special Purpose by John Boyne If you are looking for a page-turning mixture of suspense and betrayal within a well-executed part love story, part historical epic, and part-tragedy, then “The House of Special Purpose” is a book you must not miss. New York Times bestselling Irish author John Boyne’s new(…)
May 10, 2013
“The Mothers” by Jennifer Gilmore / Friday, May 10, 2013 / Reviewed by Clay Stafford
Today’s featured book is The Mothers by Jennifer Gilmore It is amazing how, when one can’t have children, that one sees children and pregnant women everywhere, hears women getting pregnant who didn’t want to be, hears innocent remarks made by family members that makes the person not able to have a child feel nothing less than a(…)
May 9, 2013
“Don’t Go” by Lisa Scottoline / Thursday, May 9, 2013 / Reviewed by Clay Stafford
Today’s featured book is Don’t Go by Lisa Scottoline Most of the books I read from Lisa Scottoline are series related. Here’s a standalone you won’t want to miss. Scottoline is one of the best writers I’ve ever read. This one goes straight to the heart. This is the first book I’ve read from Scottoline that is(…)
May 8, 2013
“No Way Back” by Andrew Gross / Wednesday, May 8, 2013 / Reviewed by Clay Stafford
Today’s featured book is No Way Back by Andrew Gross In Andrew Gross’s “No Way Back,” a woman has an affair and, while in the illicit situation, her lover is murdered. In self-defense, she kills the killer, whom she IDs as a Homeland Security Agent. Her agonizing choice is to turn herself in and plead self-defense for(…)
May 7, 2013
“Blood Trade” by Faith Hunter / Tuesday, May 7, 2013 / Reviewed by Clay Stafford
Today’s featured book is Blood Trade by Faith Hunter “Blood Trade” is the sixth in the Skinwalker series from USA bestselling author Faith Hunter (also known as writer Gwen Hunter). Jane Yellowrock is a vampire killer who finds herself working for the undead in a vampire story with elements of a police procedural. The Skinwalker series is(…)
May 6, 2013
“Shadows On a Cape Cod Wedding” by Lea Wait / Monday, May 6, 2013 / Reviewed by Clay Stafford
Today’s featured book is Shadows On a Cape Cod Wedding – An Antique Print Mystery by Lea Wait A dead body on the beach, a second murder, and the looming hurricane amidst wedding preparations and a number of romantic and social issues set against an old antique shop are the stuff of this cozy Maggie Summer murder(…)
Past Featured Books
May 17, 2013
“Dead Insider” by Victoria Houston / Friday, May 17, 2013 / Reviewed by Clay Stafford
Today’s featured book is Dead Insider by Victoria Houston There is so much to like about Victoria Houston’s new novel, “Dead Insider,” I almost don’t know where to begin. Plot-wise, it is what I might call a suspenseful cozy, or maybe a rural mystery, or a light mystery: It takes place in a remote area where the(…)
May 15, 2013
“Cassie Scot: ParaNormal Detective” by Christine Amsden / Wednesday, May 15, 2013 / Reviewed by Clay Stafford
Today’s featured book is Cassie Scot: ParaNormal Detective by Christine Amsden Nothing delights me more than a new discovery and what delights me even more is that I found it from an independent publisher here in my own backyard, Twilight Times Books in Kingsport, Tennessee? “Cassie Scot: ParaNormal Detective” by Christine Amsden is a promising debut of(…)
May 14, 2013
“Another Sun” by Timothy Williams / Tuesday, May 14, 2013 / Reviewed by Clay Stafford
Today’s featured book is Another Sun by Timothy Williams I love taking trips to places I’ve never been and I think this is the first novel I’ve read set in Guadeloupe. It is an underdog tale with a twist. “Another Son” by Timothy Williams is a gripping story of a judge who takes it upon herself to(…)
May 13, 2013
“The House of Special Purpose” by John Boyne / Monday, May 13, 2013 / Reviewed by Clay Stafford
Today’s featured book is The House of Special Purpose by John Boyne If you are looking for a page-turning mixture of suspense and betrayal within a well-executed part love story, part historical epic, and part-tragedy, then “The House of Special Purpose” is a book you must not miss. New York Times bestselling Irish author John Boyne’s new(…)
May 10, 2013
“The Mothers” by Jennifer Gilmore / Friday, May 10, 2013 / Reviewed by Clay Stafford
Today’s featured book is The Mothers by Jennifer Gilmore It is amazing how, when one can’t have children, that one sees children and pregnant women everywhere, hears women getting pregnant who didn’t want to be, hears innocent remarks made by family members that makes the person not able to have a child feel nothing less than a(…)
May 9, 2013
“Don’t Go” by Lisa Scottoline / Thursday, May 9, 2013 / Reviewed by Clay Stafford
Today’s featured book is Don’t Go by Lisa Scottoline Most of the books I read from Lisa Scottoline are series related. Here’s a standalone you won’t want to miss. Scottoline is one of the best writers I’ve ever read. This one goes straight to the heart. This is the first book I’ve read from Scottoline that is(…)
May 8, 2013
“No Way Back” by Andrew Gross / Wednesday, May 8, 2013 / Reviewed by Clay Stafford
Today’s featured book is No Way Back by Andrew Gross In Andrew Gross’s “No Way Back,” a woman has an affair and, while in the illicit situation, her lover is murdered. In self-defense, she kills the killer, whom she IDs as a Homeland Security Agent. Her agonizing choice is to turn herself in and plead self-defense for(…)
May 7, 2013
“Blood Trade” by Faith Hunter / Tuesday, May 7, 2013 / Reviewed by Clay Stafford
Today’s featured book is Blood Trade by Faith Hunter “Blood Trade” is the sixth in the Skinwalker series from USA bestselling author Faith Hunter (also known as writer Gwen Hunter). Jane Yellowrock is a vampire killer who finds herself working for the undead in a vampire story with elements of a police procedural. The Skinwalker series is(…)
May 6, 2013
“Shadows On a Cape Cod Wedding” by Lea Wait / Monday, May 6, 2013 / Reviewed by Clay Stafford
Today’s featured book is Shadows On a Cape Cod Wedding – An Antique Print Mystery by Lea Wait A dead body on the beach, a second murder, and the looming hurricane amidst wedding preparations and a number of romantic and social issues set against an old antique shop are the stuff of this cozy Maggie Summer murder(…)
April 30, 2013
“Final Settlement” by Vicki Doudera / Tuesday, April 30, 2013 / Reviewed by Clay Stafford
Today’s featured book is Final Settlement by Vicki Doudera If cozies are your thing, you’ll be sold with “Final Settlement” by Vicki Doudera. This is the fourth installment in her Darby Farr real estate mystery series. I love the characters and the way Vicki Doudera develops them against the winter setting of the small town, Hurricane Harbor,(…)
Featured Book
May 18, 2013
“Green Light For Murder” by Heywood Gould / Saturday, May 18, 2013 / Reviewed by Clay Stafford
Today’s featured book is Green Light For Murder by Heywood Gould I’ve heard it said that the only good producer is a dead producer. In “Green Light for Murder”, Heywood Gould takes that literally. This is a true insider’s look at the nuts of Hollywood and the City of Angels. Here’s a police procedural that will make(…)
Agents / Editors / Publishers
May 17, 2013
Deni Dietz
Five Star Mysteries Denise (Deni) Dietz has been in the publishing business for over 20 years and has been reading fiction for longer than that. When she was in grade school she tried to hide her mom’s hardcover Gone With the Wind inside her Dick and Jane reader. She got caught, learned her lesson, and hid her(…)
May 17, 2013
Clay Ezell
International Creative Management (ICM) Clay Ezell started with ICM in 2006, where it became his great pleasure to work with dozens of authors placing their short stories, articles, and essays in newspapers and magazines across the country and abroad. He has since been at work developing his own roster of clients, which reflects his –(…)
May 17, 2013
Evan Gregory
Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency Evan Gregory is an Associate Agent at the Ethan Ellenberg Literary agency, and is currently seeking new clients. He attended Pratt Institute and cut his teeth at the Susan Golomb Literary Agency. Clients include: B.V. Larson, Vaughn Heppner, Travis Langley, Coscom Entertainment, Patty Blount, and Adam Connell. In addition to servicing his(…)
May 17, 2013
Jill Marr
Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency Jill Marr is an acquiring agent at the Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency. She graduated from San Diego State University with a B.A. in English with an emphasis in Creative Writing and a minor in History. She has a strong Internet and media background and nearly 15 years of publishing experience. She(…)
May 16, 2013
Judith Shepard
The Permanent Press Begun in 1978 by Martin and Judith Shepard, The Permanent Press committed itself to publishing works of social and literary merit and has, over the years, gained a reputation as one of the finest independent presses in America. Since its inception, individual authors and titles have gained over 50 literary honors, including(…)
May 16, 2013
Martin Shepard
The Permanent Press Begun in 1978 by Martin and Judith Shepard, The Permanent Press committed itself to publishing works of social and literary merit and has, over the years, gained a reputation as one of the finest independent presses in America. Since its inception, individual authors and titles have gained over 50 literary honors, including(…)
May 16, 2013
Brooks Sherman
Fine Print Literary Agency Brooks Sherman is on the lookout for adult fiction that runs the gamut from literary and upmarket to speculative (particularly urban/contemporary fantasy rooted in realistic settings, horror/dark fantasy, and magical realism), as well as historical fiction and crime fiction. On the children’s side, he is seeking middle grade novels of all genres(…)
